The Arduino Simulator you’ve been looking for!

[@programmingelectronics]

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[@bogus_not_me]

I'll use it to learn more easily. I'm an old guy, and the tiny pieces are hard to hold and get in the right place, so doing it with a mouse will make it much easier to learn and do!

[@johnfosteriii5792]

I used to teach the BASIC STAMP along with the BOEBOT in college, but that was 2000 - 2013. I began learning C++ programming, but fell out of it due to an extensive hospital stay. I am currently going through the ARDUINO lessons included in the parts kit. This will make it much easier to learn and possibly a bit more fun as I don't have to pull everything out to work. Thank you very much for this! ET1 (SW)MTS (USN Retired)

[@tamasau8725]

I just found this video. The main purpose why I need a simulator is to test code modifications without upload to the physical board 1000 times. I hope it will meet my expectations.

[@supremeleader5516]

Thanks sir 😁 currently as a student it was hard for me to buy these components. Thanks for sharing simulator

[@programmingelectronics]

Glad it helped!

[@cyanx14]

Wow, this changes everything!!! now i can save up for a full kit and start learning on the simulator first! Thank you so much!

[@DavidKHill]

Played with this thing all day. Found it very informative and addictive. I played with the only one Optocoupler circuit that was listed. I wish we could contribute new parts to it.

[@Drsef50]

Great video. I had no idea there was a simulator available (especially for free) for the Arduino. Thanks, Dave

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks! We plan on having some more videos highlighting different features of this simulator as well.

[@Justicewarrior795]

@@programmingelectronics thank you!

[@pobrengit2642]

For someone who can't afford the hardware I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS!

[@programmingelectronics]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

[@GyroGearlooseHelis]

Cant afford hardware? Order arduinos from AliExpress for a single dollar (pro mini) or 3 (nano) or 5 (uno 3 leo). Affordability is what makes arduino SO great!

[@pobrengit2642]

​@@GyroGearlooseHelis the shipping expenses are outrageous. the cheapest we can buy here are about 5 bucks and no Leo or nano. And that doesn't even include the shipping fee. I'd rather buy a data package for 1 dollar to run tinkercad and the rest of my money for me and my moms' food and other expenses.

[@pobrengit2642]

@@GyroGearlooseHelis if the price of shipping lowers down by some percentage; I think I have a shot at buying some

[@GyroGearlooseHelis]

@@pobrengit2642 dunno where you're shipping to, but it's free SH most places. AE just started charging a bogus "tax" they'll never send in to USA but still cheap goods

[@fmaion]

Hey, an update for Arduino Simulators: (also free) Wokwi. ThinkerCad didn't had the OLED display that I physically have. There are no docs how to create one component with ThinkerCad. Nor import external library. Woki was pretty easy to use. Click + and add the component (several and you can create your own), wire it up, code, play. Also, has Serial output. I've read few docs about how to create devices I2C, and teak the code from uint_8 to uint_32 just for fun learning.

[@als.4568]

This is an amazing channel when it comes to content and clarity of presentation! It is my NEW FAVORITE CHANNEL!! Thank you!

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks for kind note, and thanks for watching!

[@valee_mayzar]

🥺🥺🥺 OMG!!! I didn't know there's a simulator for Arduino 🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️thank you so much for the video!! I'm definitely going to download it and learn a lot from your videos so that I can complete my project

[@jgzifly1045]

A nice start, but I would like to see it handle all the flavors of Arduino, not just UNO3 and ATTINY. But, you have to start some wheres.

[@childfromnowhere1732]

thank's bro,I need this for preparing to exam next week and I am broke I didn't have Arduino hardware,this is helpfully

[@programmingelectronics]

Good luck!

[@ye1095]

in twinkercad I cant find the right resistor like you had at 1:25 that's the one I need but I cant find it

[@HuyNguyen-gl4wl]

This is exactly what I'm looking for, this will make my physical circuit build much easier. Thank you a lot for sharing!

[@otm646]

When I was just starting out I used the tinkercad code block for programming. From there I was able to tweak it and make it work for my needs.

[@programmingelectronics]

Very cool! The code blocks are neat.

[@NerdMusician]

Oh my, this will save my online classes! Thanks!

[@programmingelectronics]

Happy to help - thanks for watching!

Thanks even if the video is quite long for not so much information. The most important missing things (for my point of view): is there a way to debug the code? I mean put break points, run step by step, seeing the register/memory values, etc. I know that Atmel Studio do it, but it's quite complicated as it's for the chip itself, not for Arduino boards.

[@programmingelectronics]

There is a debugger for stepping through code, though I am not sure how full featured it is.

[@buljo-7083]

veldig bra video jeg fikk fra lærern, trykkte litt feil men det var nokk på min side tusen takk:)

[@billleonard2015]

These guys never make a mistake. The Blink example worked first time. The gallery is full of working examples. What I'd really like to see is that Blink example where the presenter "forgets" to wire in the resistor. Or puts the LED in backwards. What does the simulator do then?? Is this truly a simulator - a design tool - or is it just an illustration tool?

[@tsumarev]

I've tried but it is too primitive. I am using simulIDE - it is offline and uses Arduino studio to compile to the binaries. You can have Arduino code and curcuit in the same folder and store version history in the e.g. github.

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks for sharing! I'll have to check it out.

[@davidshort8987]

Awesome video. Short and to the point. You show a good overview of what Tinkercad can do. You have convinced me to try it. Thanks

[@programmingelectronics]

Glad it was helpful David!

[@filips989]

It might ve a stupid question if I missed some info, but how did you select the 220 ohm resistor if you didn't have any data for the led itself?

[@programmingelectronics]

Great question! I think if you click the resistor image, it brings up a window to adjust the resistance.

[@filips989]

@@programmingelectronics that one I spoted, I was actually wondering why you set it as a 220 ohm resistor? I did not notice there is any power supply or LED data, and the resistance should depend on source voltage, LED voltage drop and LED current. Can you see the correct data for components in tinkerpad, or do you just set the resistance to real world needs and the simulation just works whatever you put in?

[@programmingelectronics]

Great question @@filips989! I see what you mean now. You're right, 220Ohm is kind of a sloppy resistance value but usually seems to do the job. I think the sim will adjust accordingly for different component values.

[@JohnDStrand]

Wow! I use TinkerCAD for some basic 3D modeling, but I had no idea they did Arduino simulations! Thanks so much!

[@programmingelectronics]

Hey John - I thought the exact same thing too; in fact, I interviewed a guy at TinkerCad for our podcast some time ago, and I had no idea they did the circuits part until he told me, and I was blown away. The IDE you use with TinkerCad is pretty similar to the Arduino, with the bonus of having a debugger built in.

[@kd8bxp]

I think you make good points for point 2 and 3 - not sure I agree with point 1 - but each there own I suppose.

[@programmingelectronics]

Very fair - thanks for watching LeRoy.

[@legominimovieproductions]

Well i like this simulator but there are nearly no ic's or did i just overseen them?

[@programmingelectronics]

You're spot on - that is definitely one of it's limits.

[@Alx2672]

Tinkercad needs more sensors and microcontrollers

[@augustomunoz6138]

Thanks for this information! I'll be checking this out, since acquiring an arduino and every bit of hardware needed to tinker a bit and learn the basics is very expensive right now in my country and so, to order a component you must be almost 100% sure you can capitalize your build and be already sure about what you'll make and whatnot, which defeats the purpose to those of us who just want to learn a new skill and tinker a bit. I had no idea such a thing existed -I was already resigned to the fact Arduino was just unattainable for me-. I'll be trying it right now! And perhaps some day I can physically build my designs. Thanks!

[@programmingelectronics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@littlestar342]

Does it have a humidity sensor?

[@bharathj7009]

does the simulator have esp8266(node mcu) board???

[@tamurtaj2722]

How to get the components which are not in tinker cad? Like gsm module. I'm working on a project that i have to present just the simulation and code but some of the components aren't available on tinker cad. Any solutions around?

[@tbyte007]

If they add esp32/8266 and stm32 that might actually be useful :)

[@nishantchaudhari78]

This video actually helped me, for my project simulation. Thanks man

[@stevehtml5490]

Wow , C++ without the migraine . Thank you for the lessons

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks Steve!

[@jeyasudhagv2812]

what to do when we cannot find esp32 in tinkercad?

[@lampfall7915]

Good video, could we use nrf24l01 communication with tinkercad?

[@programmingelectronics]

Great question! Currently I do not believe it supports that.

[@lampfall7915]

Thanks 🙏🏼 dear

[@marcocornacchia755]

Hello! Really nice video! Thank you! I noticed that when the simulation runs, the usb is connected to Arduino. When it stops, the usb is disconnected from the board. Much easier to visualize when the simulation is running. Thanks!

[@mohammedsadriwala2884]

I seriously did not know we could do all this outside of a lab Thanks man

[@bobthemonkey9918]

Any sim other than Tinkercad? It doesn't seem to have various components

[@eddiepires3998]

Also free and also very good is SimulIDE. It works as a simulator for Arduino as well as Atmel microcontrollers. Perhaps for a future video you might consider comparing TinkerCad and SimulIDE ?

[@programmingelectronics]

I think that sounds like a great idea - Thanks for the recommendation Eddie!

[@eddiepires3998]

@@programmingelectronics excellent, I look forward to it, so it goes without saying that I'm going to click subscribe.

[@akashm835]

Are there servo motor, ldr sensor etc... In that software?

The best, you can create classrooms and students and teacher accounts. And text code and block code. And export it to ARDUINO IDE. But I would prefer Tinkercad will soon connect directly to ARDUINO and integrate more shields.

And you can setup projects fir students to mixe or reply. And have courses about ARDUINO and even integrate ARDUINO to 3D print projects (not simulator yet).

[@programmingelectronics]

Great points Santos!

[@mystevie31]

My Mind officially blown! 🤯 This is hot stuff! Thanks!

[@programmingelectronics]

Glad you like it!

[@mystevie31]

@@programmingelectronics - Just finished my tinkercad drawing but it doesn't have fastled library or the ky-037 sound sensor module. Oh well on to the next simulator.

[@MrPrimaKlima]

Amazing, just amazing - I wish I would have known earlier, but still I am grateful for this hint!

[@stuffoflardohfortheloveof]

This looks brill. Thanks for the vid 👍

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@vigisbigtm]

Can this be used to run stepper motor circuit? Does it have drivers and stepper motors in library?

[@TheSnow520lee]

can't find any stepper motor... :-(

[@yogeshgarg2212]

Best tutorial on youtube on arduino sim. Thnks!!

[@sumitmaji6858]

I have used tinkercad. But did not find any bluetooth or Wifi module. need your help

[@brucesmith9144]

Seems like a nice way to “try before you buy” a particular kit.

[@programmingelectronics]

It's a great way to get your feet wet with about 0 commitment. Though, I must admit, watching the actual hardware do it's thing is far more enjoyable.

[@brucesmith9144]

Programming Electronics Academy yes, exactly. I am trying to decide which kit to buy myself. Also, I live in SE Asia and there are kits galore. Some of them, I have learned, may have some issue with USB port on a Mac unless they are the genuine Arduino kit. Not sure if you know of that and could advise about that. Thanks for the reply and now am going to subscribe to your channel.

[@programmingelectronics]

Hey Bruce - I primarily use mac as well. I haven't personally had any issue yet with different Arduino clones, but I know anecdotally where others have to download different drivers to get the device to show up in the Arduino IDE. Popular kits in the states come from elegoo and seeed studio, and I have had luck with their Arduino UNO clones. As a side note, it also doesn't hurt to have a genuine Arduino UNO, as it is pretty much guaranteed to work with the Arduino IDE off the shelf. Just my 2 cents - best of luck in your endeavors!

[@brucesmith9144]

Programming Electronics Academy thanks for confirming what I heard about the USB drivers. I will be using my old, reliable Mac Air. Great advice to get the UNO. I will look it up here - they’re pretty cheap kits in Asia with many, many different flavors. Best regards!

[@channelsomeday4912]

Really cool! I wish they had the mega and nano..

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks for watching Justin! I agree - that would be awesome.

[@sasit3294]

Arudino nano is available

[@green5974]

I'm looking for simulator where I can load hex and use virtual serial port. Tinkercad does not provide any of this

[@mystic_healer-oy5mo]

Is this software supports different sensors like water level sensors

[@diegobritezg]

shouldn't the long leg of the LED be conected to GND?

[@NotThatBob]

Thanks so much for this! So nice to be able to do Arduino stuff outside of the workshop.

[@programmingelectronics]

Thank you for checking it out Ron! I agree, being able to mess around wherever is nice.

[@tamburaimashonganyika4757]

Thanks very much didnt know there was a simulator for arduino

[@programmingelectronics]

Glad to help!

[@rdhunkins]

Thanks for sharing this. I've been wanting a simulator for Arduino for a long time!

[@programmingelectronics]

Absolutely Bob! Thanks for watching. Nice sailboat by the way.

[@rdhunkins]

Too bad it's only on line. A downloadable version would be better. The library are missing components I use a lot, too. e.g. 16x4 LCD display.

[@mountainsprings3303]

Tinkercad is good but unfortunately you can't add stepper motors

[@MrWorshipMe]

Now they should add support for esp32

[@programmingelectronics]

That'd be awesome!

[@macemoneta]

Yes! I haven't used an actual Arduino since the esp8266 came out.

[@3D_Printing]

Be really good if they added Arduino shields :)

[@programmingelectronics]

Agreed! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@418aditya3]

Can I have any application similar to tinkercard but which can be downloaded and installed in computer and can use offline..similar to multisim but more importantly for Arduino

[@programmingelectronics]

Proteus simulation might be an option for you.

[@418aditya3]

@@programmingelectronics thank you

[@418aditya3]

@@programmingelectronics another one... With the use of Arduino we design remote control car..right ...can we check the design in proteus or tinkercard ?

[@jeff3741]

I'm pretty new at all this so forgive my question if it's based on bad info... Why are you calling this "Hello World" when that is an LCD sketch? Isn't this the "blink" sketch.

[@JoshWeaverRC]

Hello World is general first code. They may not have been referring to a certain project.

[@programmingelectronics]

It's a great question! There is a picture of an LCD on a breadboard for demonstration , but it's at about 4:30 in the video he starts building the "Hello World" circuit/sketch in the Arduino simulator, which like you said is the "blink sketch" for a microcontroller.

[@kd8bxp]

In almost every tutorial for any programming language - Your first program is a "hello world" program - Typically it's a program that will print "hello world" on the screen somewhere. In the microcontroller world, typically they don't have screens, at least to start with - so typically your first program is to learn how to "blink" a led - "Hello World" has become a generic term for your first program, and is something that got carried over from learning to program, to learning to program microcontrollers. In the Arduino world if you hear someone say "hello world" they usually mean "blink" the led.

[@JoshWeaverRC]

@@kd8bxp I did a Hello World today in Python.

[@billfield8300]

I saw that one of the projects had some 74HC595 chips in it. (9.23) How big is the library of components regarding chips etc..

[@programmingelectronics]

Great question Bill! We cover that a little bit in a follow on video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqvOZJ6Lh9N3l5I

[@ryansfamily]

Well done mate! I like how people share ideas like this over tinker cad.

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks Patrick!

[@kaylarunsyou]

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[@programmingelectronics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@grob25]

That is really cool. Thanks guys!

[@debashishnath1774]

thanks a ton for an amazing video.. i wanted to know where there are any other platforms like tinker cad where we can use arduino mega board as well?Thanks again

[@haverdesttn5244]

Does this simulator interact with c# applications ? Like u kn wht i mean

[@davestake44]

I think tinkercad is awesome since I retired that’s all I do is make stuff using both designs and circuits .

[@rizzledizzle]

I cant wait for this to come out as an application for pc and my phone that i dont need online for, but still great nonethelesss

[@programmingelectronics]

That would be cool!

[@allyouaskfor]

Got me thinking how this works. If its client side processing or needs to call the server. Client side could be ported as a web app that can be basically downloaded and run from any device that can process web code.

[@tswdev]

The simulator you want is Proteus 8 ... Now mine is crashing like hell, but when it doesnt, its awesome.

[@RedPandaOfficial-i5d]

The disadvantage of tikercad is the lack of components and types of arduino (it has only arduino uno). Unlike in frizing, but frizing isnt a simulation.

[@karlirvin5904]

Excellent presentation.

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks for watching!

[@debruynfamily]

Hooked... thanks for the info.. didn't know its this easy. Seriously thanks bud.

[@programmingelectronics]

So glad it helped! Thanks for watching.

[@jediwompa]

Instead of creating on the website, is there a way to download to my computer to design without using the internet?

[@jinaykothari4511]

Is there any simulator which can support python for Arduino programming

[@programmingelectronics]

I’m not sure of one , but I would imagine it’s out there!

[@marcthenarc868]

Even though I broke / threw away most of them all my life, I suddenly have the urge to own a new clock ...because it will be made by me. 💪

[@barzalou]

There could be a bit more enthousiasme in your voice but then, the information was so bang on that, well, who cares about enthousiasme.... Good pres man!

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks for watching Dominique! We will work on some pep in the voice!

[@andrewwatts1997]

Simulation is great, but does it also show debugging info. I would like to see what my code does inside the chip, I need to know why it works. OR doesn't work, maybe I'm updating the wrong register or my timing is off.

[@programmingelectronics]

Hi Andrew, I believe the IDE that Tinkercad made for their Arduino simulator has a debugger, my guess is it won't be as granular perhaps as you might hope, but it it is still helpful.

[@andrewwatts1997]

@@programmingelectronics Sounds cool, I'l check it out. Anything more in depth than print statements is going to help allot haha.

[@theturnip69]

very cool video, I use Tinkercad already for 3d printing design so nice not to have an extra tool to learn! thanks for taking the time!

[@programmingelectronics]

Glad you found the video helpful! I would like to try it for 3D printing sometime as well.

[@m3talg3array]

This is fantastic - thank you for making this!

[@solardad]

Are there other arduino boards such as the mega 2560?

[@programmingelectronics]

They currently only support the UNO, but I believe they will add simulation support for the mega as well.

[@t4fast]

Does it have GPS coding functionality? how about Gyro ? and servors ?

[@Ahmadnaweed786]

how do you implement a library in this?

[@samyesuraj6605]

Please reply this I have android mobile I used browser and used this and it become hand is that my mobile problems or any other please reply

[@thehitman06]

Sir can we send real data to the cloud usint Tinkercad ?

[@brayediallo4754]

Hi! can we use a lora module with this simulator? i'm looking for a lorawan simulator

[@thedroplett214]

is this the same thing like C++? can arduino be used at robotic programing?

[@programmingelectronics]

Very much so, the Arduino can be programmed in C++

[@gourisankarmondal9214]

Is there max30100 heart rate sensor module in the simulator?

[@Abc-sl1nf]

You need to offer more components like blue tooth, finger print scanner, number pad, speakers, lora

[@krovakxixao2606]

Nice introduction to Tinkercad. Could you explain how to simulate outside conditions like light on light sensor or distance on distance sensor? Because I didn't see some simulator that is able to do that yet.

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks for the recommendation Krovak!

[@ethanpoole3443]

In many instances, the easiest way to simulate missing items is to simulate them with their electrical equivalents. The equivalent to a photocell (LDR) would be to substitute a potentiometer as that is electrically equivalent. That isn’t always possible with more sophisticated sensors or modules, but it does significantly expand your options to simulate missing components since many are either on/off, serial data, or analog signals.

[@lennykimball]

Please forgive me if this has already been already answered is there any way to download other sensors like a 3 pin IR obstacle avoidance modules. This would work great and save a lot of time if they have these for download. 😁

[@programmingelectronics]

Hey Lenny - I don't think it has that ability yet - so it is definitely one of the limits of the platform at this point.

[@harfeurdu]

Hi there you done fantastic job, one request please describe how enter or attachment of library of specific component, thanks again 😇

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks for the request! I'll see if we can address that!

[@sandeepkumar-de3zj]

where can i get this simulator

[@programmingelectronics]

It’s at tinkercad.com

[@HARIKRISHNAN-ye6zs]

Thank you sir. I was searching for one simulator like this. Bt would suggest me a good free ofline simulator for all microcontrollers for windows platform.

[@rc3d490]

Great, but have a in line debugging?

[@programmingelectronics]

Yes, the IDE used with TinkerCad does have a debugging tool, unlike the Arduino IDE.

[@rc3d490]

@@programmingelectronics thanks!! I will try it.

[@ipadize]

Can you do the 2004lcd as Well? What about the mega 2560?

[@nangg2226]

Is there any app that i can simulate my Esp32

[@programmingelectronics]

Check out WokWi

[@nangg2226]

@@programmingelectronics Thank a lot

[@Salfke]

Thanks for the great video For a simple routine check or a test circuit i often use simulators, but for real projects i'm still relying on my breadboard mostly because the simulator is struggling with custom libraries This one looks very nice, i'll give it a try

[@programmingelectronics]

Thanks a ton for watching!

[@zed8970]

thanks bro. This helped me lot.